The last five days of running around in the sun and having
fun have taken a toll on me. As is a holiday ritual with me, I was badly
sunburnt. So today, I decided to celebrate Sunday in a haze of Avil induced
sleep. Since you have vicariously enjoyed my holiday, I think it is only fair
that you get a dose of details of my sunburnt, itchy skin! I am kind and
generous like that.
So my arms are burnt. They are red and itchy. Fortunately, the
burn on the face is limited to my lips (which are scaling a little). Thanks to
a tablet of Avil, lots and lots of lotion, and a blast from the air conditioner
I have managed to keep it in control. Since I had covered all the spots of
Hampi in the last two days, I decided to stay in the hotel the whole day. I had
a heavy breakfast. Came back to my room and went to sleep. SKT called and it
was a pleasure talking to her. I love the excitement I hear in her voice when
she talks about my travelling alone. I went back to sleep with a big smile on
my face.
After a good four-hour nap (yes, I’ll call it a nap), I got
up and did a mental revision of the days gone by. For those who know me, I do
these revisions often. Since I don’t plan to cry on 31 December this
year as I’ll be with friends, I decided to do the recap of the year a couple of
days early.
The year has been good. Mom’s chemo cycles of the year
weren’t too bad. She once again fought like a hero and came out of it with a
big smile and a fresh mop of hair. She became more active on Twitter. Made new
friends and planted loads of pots. Thinking about both of these achievements of
hers make me happy.
I look back and think about friends. Friends who stood
behind me like rocks (it’s only fair that I call them rocks since I am blogging
from Hampi) ensured that this year was enjoyable. Parle, Sangy, SKT, Anky,
Titu, Loofah, Jaspinder, and Sweater, ensured that I smiled and laughed even
when things were on the edge of going terribly wrong. Now that look back on the
year, I travelled a lot. I went to Pachmarhi with friends, to Dalhousie and
Khajjiar on an office trip, to Udaipur with mom, to Bhopal with mom to meet
family, and now to Goa and Hampi. From where I stand, it is very difficult for
me to remember what went wrong this year. Thank god! I think this year was
awesome.
If all the travelling was not enough, I also pushed myself
to get out of my comfort zone and learn a new language. I plan to continue
learning Spanish in the months to come.
I paid all the E.M.Is for my car. I also spent a lot of
money on gadgets. I bought myself an iPod, a MacBook Air and a phone. And as
Loofah will remind me again with a well-deserved smirk, I was supposed to be on
an austerity drive this year. Well that is one resolution I don’t mind
postponing to the next year.
The biggest achievement for this year is that I have not
cried even once in the last 7 days. I think that is a record of sorts.
Hopefully, I will cry even lesser in 2014.
This evening, I will be taking an overnight bus to Goa. Will
return to blogging about the travels and adventures tomorrow.
Have a great time!
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